Fly-paper holder.



No. 702,547. Patented June 17,1902. 0. n. EATON & A. L. NORTON.

FLY PAPER HOLDER.

(Application meh Apr. 16, 1902.

(No Model.)

Car 7 l or forl lgxzgimu .ed a new and useful Fly-Paper Holder, of

the top portion 10 and the in'wardly-turned CARP EATON. AND ALFRED L.

PATENT ()FFIGEQ.

NORTON, on ALLEN, MIGHIGANJ.

FLY-PAPER HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Application filed April 16, 1902.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we,'CAR1 D. EATON and ALFRED L. Nonromeitizens of theUnited States, residing at Allen, in the county of Hillsdale and Stateof Michigalnhave inventwhich the following is a specification.

This inventionrelates to devices for'supporting and protecting sheets ofsticky flypaper; and it consists in the construction and arrangement ofparts, as hereinafter shown and described, and specifically pointed outin the claims. Q

In the drawings illustrative of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the device complete. Fig. 2 is a transverse section.

This device is designed to support a sheet of sticky fiy-paper andprotect it from contact with articles which may be carelessly thrownupon it; and it consists in a cage or frame, preferably of wire cloth ornetting with a widely-spaced mesh, so that while affording ampleprotection to the paper it will permit free access of the flies to thepaper. The frame is preferably formed in one piece of Wire-netting,thewires of which are sufficiently large to cause the frame to be selfsupporting when bentinto the required shape. The frame consists of themain body portion 10, having the edges bent downwardly at 10 andinwardly at 10", forming an open=ended flat tubular structure withflat'top and Vertical sides when laid upon a table or counter or-otherlocality. At the corners the ends of some of the wires formingthenettingare extended and bent upward, as shown at 11, and adapted to form spursto engage the paper and retain it in place. The distance between edges1O will be sufficient to amply protect the paper (represented at 12) andprevent articles placed upon the frame from coming in contact with it,while at the same time leaving ample room for the'entrance of the fliesboth through the open ends and also between the wires of the frame. v

This makes avery simple, cheap, andeasilyapplied device and which willbevery'efficient for the purpose intended. I p

The frame can be made of any required size or shape and adapted to anylocality where required. a

Patent No. 702,547, dated June 17, 1902.v Serial No. 103,200. (No modeh)The spurs 11 will support the paper with 1 sufficient firmness to retainit in whatever position the frame may be placed, so that the frame maybe suspended from walls or in any positionother thanhorizontal.

Perforated sheet metal or any other suitable'open-lnesh material havinglarge apertures might be substituted for the wire-netting, ifjpreferred;but this'would be the sub I stantiahequivalent of the wire-netting shownand would pro'ducethe. same effect in the same manner and wouldnot,therefore," be a l a departure from theprinciple ofthe invention.

Having thus describedourinvention,what v a we claim is- 1. As a newarticleof manufacture, a fly- Ipaper holder and protector, consisting'ofa 7 frame formed ofa single piece of wire-netting having the edgesturned inwardly and adapted to. support the fly-paper out of con- I tactwith the frame, substantially as de- I scribed.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a flypaper holder and protector,consisting of a frame formed of a' single piece of wire-nettinghavingthe edges turned inwardly and having upwardly-projecting spurs adaptedto engage the fly-paper, substantially as described.

1 8. As a new article of manufacture, a flypaper holder and protector,consistingof a frame formedof a single piece of wire-netting having theedges turned inwardly and having some of the ends of the wires formingthe netting turned'upward'lto form spurs to support thefiy-paper,substantially as described. l p, r

4. As a new article ofmanufacture, a fly paper holder and protectorconsisting of a sheet of perforate material having opposite edgesturneddownwardly and inwardly to form' rests to support the fly-paper beneathand out of contact with the body portion of the sheet. 1

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have heretoaffixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

CARP D. EATON.

WVitnesses: I v

F. A. ROETHLISBERGER, O. H. FELGER.

ALFRED L. NORTON.

